These are my 10 favorite crafts for young children is based on that and the "entertainment".
1. finger painting: finger painting is a wonderful activity for children. It gives them a "feel" the boat, and be creative. You do not have finger paints for this activity with children. You can paint a homemade finger paint, watercolors or even mud. You can also try adding
paint other things, such as sand or glitter.
2. Yarn Painting: Dip pieces of wire or in the paint and drag the map around to paint it. This is a good experience to paint something other than a brush and you can throw away the wire at the end.
3. Q-Tip Painting: Use Q-tips to create a table. There are many ways to use a Q-tip - scrub, dot, or use it as a brush. This is a good coordination exercise because Q-tips are small around, but it also gives a keen interest in the child.
4. Lim Art: Draw squiggle lines on a piece of paper or let children use their fingers to make glue dots or random patterns on a piece of paper. Experiment with adding different objects to the glue. Sand, glitter, cotton, son, feathers, tissue paper and all work well.
5. Salt dough sculpture: Make a lot of salt dough and turn the kids loose with it. You do not have to worry about eating them (he is safe and tastes terrible) and clean is easier than play dough. If you want to keep their creations, let them dry overnight and then paint them the next day.
6. Finger paint: If you are a hot summer day, put on his bathing suit, put some finger paint into pie tins, place large sheets of poster paper, and let them "paint" all afternoon. Have a ball and all you have to do is to wash thoroughly when you do (this is one of my favorite children actually!)
7. Lost Art: This project is still one thing is certain, because children love to "discover" things. Let your child pick the leaves, twigs, flowers, glue, etc. and then a piece of paper. When finished, let them tell you about your collection.
8. Peanut Pictures: Every kid loves playing with peanuts - but he made such a mess. Let them take pictures with them instead. Children can use them, stick them on a sheet of paper, or glue the peanuts to each other to make a sculpture. The kids will love!
9. Sticker Play: Turn your child loose with a bunch of stickers, markers, and a sheet of paper and let them create. It is good for small work on their coordination, and it's fun!
10. Stamping: Kids love to use any stamps. My favorites are the self-inking stamps, or double-sided markers with the stamps on the other end. This may seem a mere game, but also teaches young children cause and effect.
